Conchita Wurst Quotes

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

I definitely loved going on stage, I loved the nervous feeling and the performance and the doing-ness of it. It always felt kind of natural and inevitable and logical.

My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.

I always go in with the feeling that I'm gonna have a good time in what I'm doing. I entertain myself when I perform. If I do that, then I can see the other performers enjoying my character.

I want to be able to deliver the kind of show that I want - to go onstage with my chin held up.

On stage, I like to dress up a bit. I'm not scared to be like a character up there.

I can't perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it'll distract from the whole persona.

When I go on stage and perform, I'm an extreme version of myself.

I definitely have a stage persona. I don't walk around scowling at people too often.

I started doing improv when I was 8 years old, so it's always been in my life. I would feel naked without it.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

The costume that I wear on the show is a little snug and doesn't leave a whole lot to the imagination. I don't have a problem with it because of the way this character's been written.

Onstage, you can be anything you want to be. In concert, I might project a different side of myself, but I wouldn't do anything I'd be embarrassed of.

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I've realized that I can do performances.

I become a better actor after I step on a stage in front of, like, 500 people when it's just me, a microphone and my guitar. You don't get as nervous walking into a room in front of 3 or 4 people and to do a scene or to walk on a set. You gain confidence.

I'm a natural ham. It doesn't bother me to perform.

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If you haven't learnt how to make a fool of yourself, you shouldn't be on the boards. That's absolutely what it's all about.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

In real life, you just work for the ordinary self, but in the front of audience you become the superself. That's a completely different thing.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.